mahatma

Example Sentences

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It centers around a towering bronze statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, also known as the mahatma or “great soul.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Certain subjects, like Gandhi, who is often referred to as mahatma, or great soul, are particularly guarded.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2011

He feels he has captured some of that spirit in his depictions of the mahatma.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2011

Last week the talk in New Delhi was that Seth Ramkrishna Dalmia, wealthy owner of the Times of India, was an active candidate for mahatma.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ushas used a stronger expression here, but out of consideration for my old mahatma friends, I suppress it. p.

From Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches by Oliphant, Laurence